Survey of Local Growth Issues

Other Federal Programs and Policies

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Do federal transportation programs provide enough funding flexibility for your community to pursue the transit and alternative transportation projects it needs to plan for and manage growth?

Do federal design standards for roads and bridges provide enough flexibility for your community to pursue the alternatives it needs to plan for and manage growth?

Have federal programs provided enough funding flexibility to help your community pursue infill (e.g., in town) development over the last 5 years?

Federal agencies are required to consider the impact of their programs on the preservation of farmland. Over the last 5 years, how do you rate federal agencies' compliance with these requirements?

How did the level of compliance by federal agencies with considering the impact of their programs on the preservation of farmland affect your community's ability to plan for and manage growth over the last 5 years?

Over the last 5 years, has the U.S. Postal Service considered relocating or planned to relocate facilities outside your community's central business district?

Over the last 5 years, did the U.S. Postal Service actually relocate facilities outside your community's central business district(s)?

In your opinion, what effect did the relocation of U.S. Postal Service facilities
outside your community's central business district(s) have on your community's ability to plan for and manage growth?

Federal agencies (other than the U.S. Postal Service) are required to first consider locations in central business areas when making urban relocation decisions. How do you rate federal agencies' compliance with these requirements over the last 5 years?

How did the level of compliance by federal agencies with considering locations in central business areas when making urban relocation decisions affect your community's ability to plan for and manage growth over the last 5 years?

Considering the last 5 years, how do you rate coordination between federal agencies and your community's government on federal activities?

To what extent did coordination between federal agencies and your community's government on federal activities help or hinder your community's ability to plan for and manage growth over the last 5 years?"

How did the possibility of federal Superfund liability affect your community's efforts to redevelop brownfields (abandoned industrial sites) over the last 5 years?

Over the last 5 years, how did the amount of federal infrastructure spending (water, sewer, and transportation) for new development in your region affect your community's efforts to plan for and manage growth?